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Punjab to host four major tournaments
LAHORE, Aug 7: Punjab Football Association (PFA) will organise four back-to-back All-Pakistan floodlit tournaments in one month to revive the game on solid lines and to span the football activities to... 
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Sampras digs deep to advance
 CINCINNATI (Ohio), Aug 7: Pete Sampras had to hit his way out of trouble to come away with a three-set win against Guillermo Canas in the first round of the Cincinnati...
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Favourites routed, double by Tehmasab
LAHORE, Aug 7: Followers of favourites suffered heavy losses when fancied runners flopped in four out of five events decided in the mid-week Lahore Gymkhana races at the Racecourse Wednesday....
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Saleh and Farhan jump in ranking
KARACHI, Aug 7: Ace cueist Saleh Muhammad with upcoming Farhan Noor and Mirza Shadab Baig made significant improvements on the National Ranking Chart (NRC) released by Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association...
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Jahangir unhappy with team’s performance
KARACHI, Aug 7: Squash legend Jahangir Khan said that he was greatly disappointed with the performance of Pakistani boys in the Commonwealth Games in Manchester....
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Sikander, Saad shine
KARACHI, Aug 7: All-rounder Sikander Ashraf starred in Zone-V Blues’ 40-run victory over Zone-IV Blues in the KCCA-Darul Adviat Trophy inter-zonal under-17 cricket championship at Pakistan Steel Township Ground Tuesday....
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All-round show by Shahid
KARACHI, Aug 7: Sindh Police defeated Candyland by 38 runs in the 11th inter-firm cricket tournament at UBL Sports Complex Ground Tuesday....
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Navahoo Princess best bet today
KARAHI, AUG 7: A tricky card of seven races has been drawn for the Karachi Summer Gymkhana races which will be held Thursday afternoon at the local turf. The first race...
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Waqar aims for team consistency
LAHORE, Aug 7: Pakistan captain Waqar Younis said Wednesday he was aiming for team consistency as it set off for Morocco and its second big challenge ahead of next year’s World...
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Ivanova spearheads Russian walk double
 MUNICH, Aug 7: World champion Olimpiada Ivanova led a Russian one-two as the women’s 20 kilometre walk made its European championships debut Wednesday....
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Defected swimmer faces court martial
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: A Pakistani swimmer who defected in Britain faces court martial and a fine if he returns home, officials said Wednesday as the country’s Commonwealth Games squad arrived back....
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Criticism no good, says Khokhar
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: National selector Brig. Khalid Sajjad Khokhar Wednesday called for an end to criticism of the hockey team on the eve of the Champions Trophy, saying it was doing...
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Cup games in Zimbabwe to go ahead: ICC
HARARE, Aug 7: Organisers of next year’s Cricket World Cup confirmed at an official launch on Wednesday that the games scheduled for Zimbabwe would go ahead as planned....
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Haider, Irfan formally honoured
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: Commonwealth Games gold-winning boxer Haider Ali and weightlifter Muhammad Irfan who won three silver medals for Pakistan, were formally honoured here Wednesday by their employers Wapda....
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Sri Lanka make clean sweep
 COLOMBO, Aug 7: Bangladesh crashed to their 50th defeat in 53 One-day Internationals when they lost to Sri Lanka by 58 runs in the third and final match here Wednesday....
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Hussain puzzles over Test pitch
NOTTINGHAM (England), Aug 7: Pace bowler Steve Harmison continued his two-year wait for his first England cap Wednesday as skipper Nasser Hussain puzzled over the pitch on the eve of the...
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Sohail, Khalid on target
KARACHI, Aug 7: Ten-man Mauripur Baloch breezed past Hazara Mohammadan 2-0 to storm into the semifinal of All-Pakistan invitation football tournament at Baloch Mujahid Stadium Wednesday....
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Anil blames Imran for destroying his career
KARACHI, Aug 7: Former Pakistan wicket-keeper Anil Dalpat Wednesday refused an offer to be a minor beneficiary of the upcoming Morocco tri-series tournament, and accused former captain Imran Khan of sabotaging...
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